Key, Telegraph

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Key, Telegraph

Entry/Object ID

1.88.211

Description

E. F. Johnson Company Product. Telegraph. Material: metal, resin. Size: 2" W. x 5" L. Description: black phenolic resin base - silver colored metal - high speed standard key with switch. Museum labels "310-3" and "1952". See "Comments". Morse code equipment included sending keys.

Context

E.F. Johnson Co. Collection. Reference: Catalog # 984, page 17 (in E.F. Johnson Co. Museum). (type 114-100-3 - a similar key). Dan Swenson took artifact home to take measurements for Telegraph project 8-18-2008. Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Key, Telegraph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Telegraph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

to 1988, B.3.C.2

Create Date

April 28, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024